The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-03-24
Northern Pacific Passes.


Oakes. OF the Northern Pacific, has pre-
pared the following circular which he will
send to every one holding time or annual
passes over his road:
Under the terms OF the interstate
commerce law, which becomes opera
tive on the 4th of April,
proximo, we shall be barred from
recognizing free transpor tation between
states after that date unless such trans
portation be held by the officers and en-
ployes OF this company, or principal Off
GERS OF other railroad companies issued to
them in exchange for like favors from such
companies. In view OF this condition OF
things we are constrained to ask the re-
turn to this office OF the free transpoIta-
tion held by you. In the event OF more
liberal Interpretation being placed upon
the law by the United States commission
ers, we will, ii permissible, be glad to reis-
sue the transportation thus returned.
In an interview President Bates, OF the
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph company,
says: We are doing a very heavy business,
and are making constant extensions to
our system. Since 1854 our mileage has
increased three-fold, our revenue four and
one-half times, and our traffic nearly
seven times. We are to-day handling a
larger gross traffic than handled by the
Western Union in 1860.
Isaac H. Vincent Alabamas defaulting
treasurer, who has been missing since
1885, having got away with over $780,
900 OF public money, was lodged in Jail at
El Paso, Texas.
At meeting OF the board OF directors oil
the Manitoba held in New York it was re-
solved to make an issue OF 81, 600, 600,
ffty-year per cent gold bonds secured by
a first mortgage on the Montana division,
tho rivyiI 70 ba sfn bn1I ri
the company to subscribe for the same pro
rata to provide funds toward the compile
tion and equipment OF the extension from
DEVILS Lake, OAK, to Great Falls, Mont.
ALondon cable to the Brooklyn Citizen
says Mr.. Parnell, it is understood, will
not accept Mr.. Chamberlain's conditions.
Mr.. Gladstone is charged by Mr.. Cham ber-
lain with leaning to the Parnell interpre-
tation OF home rule rather than to the
Unionist reading. The Irish leader refused
to agree to the exclusion OF Ulster from the
control of the proposed Dublin parliam ent
or the reservation OF law and order from
it's authority.
\ London cable says: DR.. Parker, Hen
ry Ward Beecher's intimate friend in this
country, is to be asked to succeed the dead
pastor OF Plymouth church. DIR. Parker
is man OF the Beeeher type, and the Sec
ond most popular preacher in London.
He is bizarre and theatrical in style and a
very advanced Liberal. He is inferior to
Mr.. Beecher in originality and freshness.
Dr. Cotton OF New York, when in Ca lifor.
MIA in 40. used to get an ounce Of gold
($16) for every tooth he pulled.
George T. Howe, an operator on change,
in Chicago failed, owing to a sharp decline
in wheat.
Henry C. Bowen permitted Beecher'
name to appear in the New York Indepen-
dent recently for the first time in fifteen
years.
A Washington special to the World
says: Senator and Mrs. Sabin will remain
here until April L. The two little daugh-
ters OF the late Delegate Raymond OF Da-
kota-Ethel and Blanche-are to be per-
manently with them and they have also
as their own the orphan son and daughter
of a cousin OF the senator. Mrs. Sabn, a
young and lovely woman, was early left
an orphan, and she says Though
brought up by kind friends, l know what
it is tc feel unmothered, and l am anxious
that these little ones shall escape that
aching void in their lives"
Hopkins Bros, manufacturers store at
Bear Lake, Mich, was burned. LOSS, $780,
OOo insurance, $4,000.
IN Webster aged 76, OF Des Moines,
was thrown from the platform OF a pas
senger car near Sierra Blanca, Tex, and
killed.
Thomas Burns was shot and killed in Chi
cago by Albert Kosisick, the purpose eyi-
dently being robbery. The murderer is in
custody,
Rev. w. J. Gills, who was associated
with Mr.. Moody in Chicago, and afterwards
pastor OF the Presbyterian church at Des
MONIES, died at Orange, N. J.
The county clerk at Chicago returned
the alleged marriage certificate OF Nina
Van Zandt and the anarchist Spies to Jus
tice Englehardt, who claimed to have per-
formed the ceremony. The clerk reminds
the justice that as Spies was in the county
Jail at the time OF the alleged marriage he
could not have been at the village OF Jeffer-
son, where the justice certifies the marriage
occurred.
Cardinal Manning has heartily indorsed
the policy advocated by Cardinal Glib
bons towards the Knights Of Labor.
Senator Warner Miller will visit Alaska
the coming summer with his family.
ma,ble bust OF John C. Calhoun has
been placed in the senate gallery.
Postoffice established Wisconsin:
Agendy, Ashland county. Postmasters
commissioned-Dakota Candee, e. F. Sib-
ley; Belmont, A. Washburn; Dillon. M. g.
Robertson; Lafontaine, j. T. Twinney.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed-Da.
kota: Sergeant, A. H. Marsh; Winchester
CHI Bumstcader; Rome. AS. Clark; Brook
field, III. G. Ferguson; Fairview, H. J. Tod
Mardell, s. III. Nelson. Iowa: Armstrong
G.. Stewart; Hendrick, w. w. Hagen; In
dianapolis, w. G. Maltby; Oakland Mills
Charlotte A. Honseil: West Side G. Rich